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So it turns out that when we dream big, it actually works. 12 months ago I was in the biggest transition of my life – a family tragedy, a new city, career change, a return to study, adjusting to being single – and figuring out what the heck I wanted from this life.
It’s often in these times of transition where we put things in perspective and our fears are lessened; we aren’t afraid to dream bigger, to ask for what we really want.

And so I did! I wrote this post, declaring my dreams and desires for the next 12 months. And here we are, one year later in June 2014. What has manifested in my life? What hasn’t? Click play and find out… Things are about to get quite personal, but hey. Why not!?

+ You have ever uttered the words ‘I don’t know what to do with my life’.

+ You’ve felt overwhelmed with options – Get a degree! Travel the world! Buy a house! Don’t settle! – and you’re unsure about what direction to take.
+ You feel unsatisfied but not sure what to do about it.
+ You’re scared you’re wasting your younger years (yes, I’ve been listening to a lot of London Grammar).

Meditation can be a confusing term. I was trying to work out what it really means to meditate this afternoon. So of course, I googled it.

med·i·tat·ion

1: to train, calm, or empty the mind
2 : to engage in contemplation or reflection
3: to engage in devotional contemplation, especially prayer.
4 : to engage in mental exercise (as concentration on one’s breathing or repetition of a mantra) for the purpose of reaching a heightened level of spiritual awareness

Quite a few different definitions as you can see.

The first one? Not necessarily my cup of tea.

The idea that meditating is ’emptying your mind’ is what stops a lot of people from meditating. It’s this fear that we are ‘doing it wrong’ because emptying the mind of all thoughts is really, really tough. Try plonking your butt down for 10 minutes and think about NOTHING. I’d say 99% of the population would find that near impossible.

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